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Working Group on Technological Cooperation with Developing Countries (AG TZE)
Studies
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Application/Admission:
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prospective applicant first writes a letter or e-mail message
expressing interest in the course of study, and is then sent
information on our Master's programme together with an application
form. If all the information is complete, and if authenticated copies
of all the necessary documentation are enclosed with the application, a
decision will be made whether or not the applicant is suitable for the
course of study. Certificates, letters of recommendation, the
curriculum vitae and all the other documentation (e.g. reasons for
wanting to study with the AG TZE etc.) form the basis of this
evaluation. A selection committee then decides on the suitability and
the admission of the applicant to the course of study. If an applicant
is admitted to the course, he or she receives an official certificate
guaranteeing him a place on the course for a particular academic year. |
| For more information please contact our application office: application.agtze@igbe.uni-hannover.de
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Costs and Scholarships:
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total cost of studying on our Master's programme amounts to between
roughly 16,000 and 19,000 euros. This includes monthly living and
accommodation expenses as well as the semester fee. No high tuition
fees have to be paid, because universities receive a large amount of
their funding from the state. Nevertheless the tuition fee for six months amounts 400 EUR.
For students of the University of Hanover
the use of the library, the CIP-Pool and local public transport are
free. In addition, economical meals are provided in the cafeteria (Mensa). |
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 | Accommodation: | 200-300 EUR |
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| Food: | 200 EUR |
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| University fees (including local public transport): | 30-90 EUR |
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| Health insurance: | 55 EUR |
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| Personal expenditure: | 125-175 EUR |
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compared with many other countries, studying in Germany is expensive.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) therefore awards
scholarships to enable students to study in Germany. However, since the
number of applicants is very large each year only few are awarded one
of the DAAD scholarships. In addition to paying for one's own studies
there is the possibility of trying to obtain a grant towards one's
studies from other providers of scholarships. |
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Passport and Visa:
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following documents are required for the embassies or consulates of the
Federal Republic of Germany to be able to issue a visa: |
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The passport must be valid for longer than the duration of the course of study. |
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Health certificate (dependent on your country of origin) |
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Proof of the ability to finance the course of study in Germany |
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note that you must not travel to Germany with a tourist visa: this visa
is only valid for three months and cannot be extended. This means that
you have to return to your country of origin after these three months
in order to obtain a new visa. It is important to note that an
Applicant's Visa (Bewerbervisum) is also only valid for three months, but that it can be
converted into a longer-term residence permit by the Foreigners' Department of the Civic Office (Ausländerbehörde).
Information on this can be obtained from the embassies or consulates of
the Federal Republic of Germany in your home country or at the: |
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Knowledge of German:
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Since our course of study is held entirely in German, students should have started taking classes in the language before
they arrive in Germany. In addition, students can only matriculate at the University of Hanover if they already have passed
the "German Language Examination for the Admission of Foreign Applicants to German Universities ("Deutsche Sprachprüfung
für den Hochschulzugang ausländischer Hochschulbewerber" (DSH)).
Students with DAAD scholarships thus attend a six-month language course
at the IGEL, Hannover, which ends with a DSH examination. Students who
pay for their own upkeep and fund their own course at the IGEL. The
language requirements of the DSH examination are set at a fairly high
level and must be achieved. It is therefore important for applicants to
improve their language knowledge at an early stage.
Since the cost of living is high and the language school is relatively expensive in Germany it is recommended that
applicants should attend German language courses in their own country. The Goethe Institutes in the individual countries
have proved successful for this purpose (information on this: http://www.goethe.de/).
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the oral examination the students have to prove that, after a period of
preparation, he or she is in a position to carry on a conversation on a
scientific subject. |
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Registration:
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| In order to register (matriculate) as a student of the University of Hanover the following documentation has to be complete: |
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Letter of Acceptance (Zulassungsbescheid) (notification of a scholarship or confirmation of a place on the course of study) |
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proof of payment of the semester fee |
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proof of health insurance (students >30 are insured by the DAAD) |
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completed registration form |
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application for admission |
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proof of knowledge of the German language (at least Basic Level II) |
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passport with a valid visa |
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passport photographs |
| A fee of approx. 238 EUR (156 EUR for those with scholarships) has to be paid on registration. This includes a fee for
general administration costs, a ticket for local public transport for 6 months for the federal state of Lower Saxony, and a fee for
Student Services. The tasks of Student Services include the administration of the student hostels (Studentenwohnheime),
cafeterias and social facilities. Contact person: Frau G. von Bieberstein Tel.:0511 762-2020
Frau E. Tumm Tel.:0511 – 762 2020
Office hours: Monday - Thursday 09.00 a.m. - 05.00 p.m., Friday 09:00 a.m. - 03:00 p.m. |
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Health Insurance:
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| Every applicant has to show proof of health insurance in order to matriculate. For this the applicant must choose an
insurance company, prove that he or she is a student (or will be as soon as health insurance cover has been obtained)
and pay the first insurance instalments. The health insurance companies all charge approximately 55 EUR/month for student
health insurance. |
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Accommodation:
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| Students looking for a room/flat in Hanover need to be aware of the following sources of information: |
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The Hanover daily newspapers, HAZ (Hannoversche Allgemeine
Zeitung) and NP (Neue Presse), print offers for rooms and flats
in their Wednesday and Saturday editions |
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Rooms in a WG (Wohngemeinschaft) - in which several people share
a flat, each with his or her own room - are mainly offered in
the magazines "Schädelspalter" and "Der Heiße Draht". The
"Schädelspalter" is published once a month, and "Der Heiße Draht"
twice a week (Tuesday and Friday), and each can be obtained at
the newspaper kiosk in the Central Station from 10.00 p.m. the
previous evening. |
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In addition, one regularly ought to read the advertisements in
the individual faculties and in the main university building
(basement). The AStA also sometimes has offers of accommodation.
These provide the greatest chances of obtaining a suitable room. |
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Mitwohnzentrale, Weißekreuzstraße 18, Tel.: 0511 - 18445. |
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The Hanover Student Services, Jägerstraße 3-5, can help to
provide rooms in a student hostel on proof of a student's
matriculation. The student hostel management (Herr Gertz Tel.:
05 11 - 762 88048) currently enters students' names on a waiting list.
www.studentenwerk-hannover.de |
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The Hanover Student Services also have an office to provide help
in finding private accommodation, Jägerstraße 3-5.Office Hours:
Monday, Friday 9.00 - 12.00 a.m., Tuesday 13.30 - 15.00 p.m.,
wohnen@studentenwerk-hannover.de,
Tel.: 0511 - 762 - 88029. |
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The best chances of finding a room in a shared flat
(Wohngemeinschaft) are through accommodation offered on the
Internet.
www.wg-gesucht.de, www.wg-welt.de, www.wgcompany.de |
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more several webpages:
www.wg-gesucht.de
www.wg-welt.de
www.wgcompany.de
www.studenten-wg.de
www.dialclick.de
www.dhd24.de
www.studentenwohnung.de
www.wg-zimmer.de
www.wgfuerdich.de
www.wohnung.net
www.wohngemeinschaft.de
www.wohnungssuche.de
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Description of the course programme
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General comments:
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are offered 22 courses at the AG TZE. At least 12 of these 22 courses
have to be chosen and must be completed successfully within the
standard time for completing the course. Work done at home which is
officially recognized by the Institute responsible is a prerequisite
for admission to the examination. |
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Study plan / Examination plan:
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student at the AG TZE must give the course director a study plan during
the first semester, and an examination plan before the first subject
examination. The study plan is usually worked out before the student
starts studying, and it represents a non-binding selection of the
subjects the student intends to choose. A student's timetable is then
worked out with the aid of the study plan. In addition, the study plan
serves to review the plausibility of the individual subject
combination. After a period of settling in and orientation the student
must finally decide on his or her planned course of study before the
first subject examination. This is done with the aid of an examination
plan. Changes to this examination plan can then only be made on written
application. |
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Internship:
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the course of his or her studies each student must provide evidence of
work experience lasting at least one month. On the one hand, this work
experience gives the student an opportunity to obtain an impression of
the everyday professional work of German engineers and, on the other
hand, to see how engineering processes and construction methods, which
are dealt with only in theory during the course of study, are handled
in practice. No fixed period is laid down for this work experience, but
due to the greater knowledge of the language and of the theory it is
recommended that the work experience should be undertaken during the
fourth semester. Regarding the application, attention must be paid to
its correct formulation and typical form, i.e. an application must
include a covering letter, a curriculum vitae and the appropriate
reports, such as letters of recommendation. The student is responsible
for organizing the work experience. Students are urgently recommended
to start looking at an early stage for a work experience place.
Experience has shown that, unfortunately, only 1 application in 8 leads
to a work experience place. |
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Overview of courses:
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